Behold the spotlight, the microphone. The audience, hushed in anticipation. The music as he (usually he, sometimes she) walks to the empty stage. Then, the opening joke. Funny, we hope, but like a ...

Over the 50 years since the first Vietnam War-era Southeast Asian refugees arrived in the U.S., there’s been hardship — but there have also been plenty of comedic moments, which is where the St.

The “Funny Is Female” Festival is a four-day celebration of women in comedy featuring 55 stand-out comics from across the U.S. and beyond. And it’s all happening at Comedy Plex. Stand-up comedian Maxi ...

Forest, 90, is performing her one-woman show, “90 Years of Songs and Scandal,” as part of the New York City Fringe Festival. D’yan Forest is, in the truest sense of the phrase, one of a kind. That’s ...

The Times recently spoke with six women who started stand-up comedy later in life. Their big takeaway: Stand-up comedy is a unique artform because anyone can do it as long as they’re funny. Performing ...

Entertainment veteran highlights the restorative impact of laughter and the evolving landscape for women in comedy If I can give someone forty-five minutes to laugh, maybe I can clear enough space in ...